MATHEMATICS & ENGINEERING ECONOMICS TRIVIA II

INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following

questions. Mark only one answer for each item by shading the box
corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer sheet provided.
STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED. Use pencil No. 1 only.

1. How do call an energy required to move 1 Coulomb of charge through an

element.
a) Current b) Voltage c) Power d) Resonance

2. This is a number sequence where the succeeding term is obtained by

adding the last pair of preceding terms such as the sequence (1, 1, 2,
,3 5, 8 …). How do you call this number sequence?
a) Euler’s number c) Fibonacci number
b) Fermat number d) Fourier series

3. Determine the sum of the coefficient of the variables in the

expression (2x + 3y –z)8.
a) 65 536 b) 56 563 c) 63 655 d) 66 535

4. If the roots of an equation are zero, then, how do you classify the
solutions?
a. Extranous solutions c. Conditional solutions
b. Trivial solutions d. Ambiguous solutions

5. Find the voltage drop to move 2 C of charge from point a to point b

that requires – 30 Joules of energy.
a) – 15 V b) + 15 V c) – 5 V d) + 5 V

6. This is the process of expressing a polynomial as the product of

another polynomial or monomial of lower degree. What is this
mathematical process?
a) Decomposition c) Factoring
b) Rationalization d) Polynomial damping

7. This is a point where the concavity of a curve changes or when the

slope of the curve is neither increasing nor decreasing. What is this
point commonly called?
a) Maximum point c) Point of tangency
b) Minimum point d) Point of inflection

8. How do you call the axis of the hyperbola that passes through the
center, the foci and vertices?
a) Transverse axis c) Asymptotic axis
b) Conjugate Axis d) Major Axis

9. How many permutations can be made out of the letters in the word DIEGO
taken 3 at a time?
a) 50 ways b) 60 ways c) 120 ways d) 80 ways

10. What is the temperature in degrees Celsius of a molecule at

absolute zero?
a) 0 oC b) – 273 oC c) – 32 oC d) 273 oC

11. If at an angle measures x degrees, what is the measure in radians?

 180 180 180
a) x b) x c) d)
180  x x
12. In electricity, how do you call the rate of charge flow?
a) Potential difference c) Voltage
b) Current d) Power

13. What is a number, which could not be expressed as a quotient of two

integers?
 a. Natural b. Rational c. Irrational d. Surd

14. This law states, “The voltage, v, across a resistor is directly

proportional to the current, i, flowing through the resistor”. How do
you call this law?
a) Kirchhoff’s Law c) Ampere’s Law
b) Ohm’s Law d) Gauss’ Law

15. How do you call an angle that is greater then 180 degree but less
than 360 degrees?
a) Complex b) Reflex c) Obtuse d) Exterior

16. This law in electrical circuits states, “The algebraic sum of

currents entering a node (or a closed boundary) is zero”. How do you
call this law?
a) Kirrchoff’s current law c) Ohm’s current law
b) Kirchhoff’s voltage law d) Ohm’s voltage law

17. How do you call the opposite of the prefix nano?

a) Peta b) Tera c) Giga d) Hexa

18. What do you call a triangle having three unequal sides?

a) Obtuse b) Oblique c) Scalene d) Isosceles

19. An area of 25.6 cm2 on the map represents a lot having an area of
640 m2. If the scale on the map is 1:x, what is the value of x?
a) 50 b) 100 c) 500 d) 900

20. If the z = 1 − 1 − 1 − ... , what is the value of z?

a) 0.453 b) 0.618 c) 0.816 d) 0.681
..
x.

21. Solve for the value of x from the following equation: x = 10 .

xx

a) 1.258925 b) 1.892525 c) 1.85925 d) 1.528925

22. This law in electrical circuits state, “The algebraic sum of all
voltages around a closed path (or loop) is zero”. How do you call this
law?
a) Kirrchoff’s current law c) Ohm’s current law
b) Kirchhoff’s voltage law d) Ohm’s voltage law

23. How do you call the distance of a point from the y-axis?
a) Polar distance c) Abscissa
b) Coordinate d) Ordinate

24. In electricity, it is an ability of an element to resist the flow

of current. What is this?
a) Resonance c) Inductance
b) Conductance d) Resistance

25. In electrical circuits, how do you call the reciprocal of

resistance?
a) Resonance c) Inductance
b) Conductance d) Resistance

26. In electrical, what is the SI unit of conductance?

a) Ohm b) Mho c) Siemens d) Ampere

3x 2
27. If 4y = 3x, then, what is the value of ?
4y 2
4 3 2 3
a) b) c) d)
3 4 3 2
28. Which of the following is the equivalent of 1 Ampere?

2
 a) 1 Coulomb per second c) 1 Volt per Ampere
b) 1 Joule per Coulomb d) 1 Ampere per Coulomb

29. This is the measure of central tendency defined as the most

frequent score. How do you call this measure of central tendency?
a) Median b) Mode c) Mean d) Deviation

30. When the expression x4 + ax3 + 5x2 + bx + 6 is divided by (x – 2),

the remainder is 16. When it is divided by (x + 1) the remainder is
10. Determine the value of the constant a.
a) 6 b) 9 c) 5 d) 7

31. What is the logarithm of a negative number?

a) Complex number c) Real number
b) Irrational number d) Imaginary number

32. Which of the following is the equivalent of 1 mil?

a) One-tenth of an inch c) One-thousandth of an inch
b) One millionth of an inch d) One-half of an inch

33. This is the case of a solution of a plane triangle where the given
data leads to two solutions. How do you call this case?
a) Ambiguous case c) Extraneous case
b) Quadratic case d) Conditional case

34. What is the value of k to make the expression kx2 – 3kx + 9 a

perfect square?
a) 2 b) 4 c) 3 d) 5

35. It is a type of polygon in which each interior angle must be less

than or equal to 180°, and all vertices 'point outwards' away from the
interior. How do you call this polygon?
a) Concave Polygon c) Regular polygon
b) Convex polygon d) Irregular polygon

36. Two times the mother’s age is 8 more than six times her daughter’s
age. Ten years ago, the sum of their ages was 44. What is the
daughter’s age?
a) 15 yrs old c) 12 yrs old
b) 18 yrs old d) 16 yrs old

37. How do you call a line segment from the center of a regular polygon
to the midpoint of a side? It is also called as inradius, the radius
of an incircle.
a) Radius b) Apothem c) Circumradius d) Inradius

38. If the daily wage of CPM and a Plumber are in the ratio 2:1. In a
day, a CPM has to work 8 hrs but the Plumber only 6 hrs. Determine the
ratio of their hour wages.
a. 4:3 b. 5:3 c. 3:2 d. 8:3

39. Which of the following is the equivalent of one circular mil?

   
a) (0.01)2 b) (0.001)2 c) (0.0001)2 d) (0.00001)2
4 4 4 4

40. How do you call a method of describing a set where the elements are
separated by commas and enclosed by braces?
a) Tabular or roster form c) Equal form
b) Rule form d) Equivalent form

41. Which of the following is the equivalent of the expression 2Logb 6

– Logb 4?
a) 2Logb 3 b. 3Logb 2 c. 2Logb 2 d. 3Logb 3

3
42. It is a series of equal payments occurring at equal intervals of
time where the first payment is made after several periods, after the
beginning of the payment. How do you call this payment?
a) Deferred annuity c) Delayed annuity
b) Progressive annuity d) Simple annuity

43. A 100-kg salt solution originally 4 % by weight salt in water is

boiled to reduce water content until the concentration is 5 % by
weight salt. How much water is evaporated?
a) 20 b) 25 c) 15 d) 22.5

44. Tukmol can paint a fence of 50 % faster than Kikoy and 20 % faster
than Tiburcio and together thay can paint a given fence in 4 hours.
How long will it take Tukmol to paint the same fence if he had to work
alone?
a) 11 b) 8 c) 9 d) 10

45. It is now between 3 and 4 o’clock and twenty minutes the minute
hand will be as much as the hour-hand as it is now behind it. What is
the time now?
a) 3:06.36 b) 3:03.66 c) 3:36.06 d) 3:30.66

46. This is the amount of a property in which a willing buyer will pay
to a willing seller for the property when neither one is under the
compulsion to buy or sell. What do you call this value?
a) Fair value c) Book value
b) Goodwill value d) Market value

47. Determine the diameter of a circle, x 2 + y 2 − 6x + 4 y − 12 = 0 .

a) 9 units b) 11 units c) 12 units d) 10 units

1
48. What is the minimum point of y = x + ?
x
a) (1, 2) b) (1.5, 2) c) (1, 1.5) d) (2, 1)

49. The volume of the cube is increasing at a rate of 5 cu. m per

minute. Determine the rate at which the surface area is increasing, in
m2/min, when its side is 10 m.
a) ½ b) 1.75 c) 1.5 d) 2

50. What is the simple interest rate if an investment of P37,500.00

accumulates to P45,937.5 in 18 months?
a) 0.15 b) 0.2 c) 0.21 d) 0.3

51. What do you think is the negotiation of wage rates, conditions of

employment, etc. by representatives of the labor force and management?
a) Union trade c) Collective bargaining
b) Union rally d) Cooperative

52. What is the simple interest rate if an investment of P37,500.00

accumulates to P45,937.5 in 18 months?
a) 0.15 b) 0.2 c) 0.21 d) 0.3

x2 −1
53. What is the value of Lim ?
x → x3 −1
a) 0 b) 0.25 c) 1.25 d) indeterminate

54. What is the present value of P5,000.00 due in 8 years if money is

worth 12% compounded semi-annually?
a) P1,896.23 b) P1,869.23 c) P1,698.23 d) P1,968.23

4
55. This is a type of bond whose guaranty is in lieu on railroad
equipment. What is this type of bond?
a) Equipment c) Registered bond
b) Debenture bond d) Infrastructure bond

56. How do you call a type of bond where the corporation’s owner name
is recorded and the interest is paid periodically to the owners with
their asking for it?
a) Registered bond c) Incorporator’s bond
b) Preferred bond d) Bail bond

57. Twice the middle digit of a three-digit number is the sum of the
other two. If the number is divided by the sum of its digit, the
answer is 56 and the remainder is 12. If the digits are reversed, the
number becomes smaller by 594. Find the number.
a) 852 b) 285 c) 825 d) 582

58. A man left Sta. Rosa City to drive to Lopez, Quezon at 6:15 pm and
arrived at 11:45 pm. If he averaged 50 kph and stopped 1 hour for
dinner, how far is Lopez, quezon from Sta. Rosa City?
a) 225 km b) 522 km c) 252 km d) 215 km

59. If x varies directly as y and inversely as z, and x = 14 when 7 = 7

and z = 2, find the value of x when z = 4 and y = 16.
a) 12 b) 18 c) 14 d) 16

60. Lucy sold 100-pirated DVD. Eighty of them were sold at a profit of
30 % while the rest were sold at a loss of 40 %. What is the
percentage gain or loss on the whole stock?
a) 15 % b) 20 % c) 16 % d) 12 %

61. How many terms of the sequence – 9, - 6, - 3, … must be taken so

that the sum is 66?
a) 11 b) 6 c) 4 d) 9

62. There are 6 geometric means between 4 and 8748. Find the sum of all
terms.
a) 12 310 b) 12 130 c) 13 210 d) 13 120

63. How many permutation can be made out of the letters of the word
ENGINEERING?
a) 277 200 b) 272 700 c) 200 277 d) 227 700

64. A bag contains 3 white and 5 red balls. If two balls are drawn at
random, find the probability that both are white.
a) 0.375 b) 0.10714 c) 0.46667 d) 0.28571

65. Determine the absolute value of the complex number 3 + 4i.

a) 4 b) 5 c) 8 d) 6

66. Simplify i1997 + i1999, where I is an imaginary number.

a) 0 b) i c) 1 + i d) 1 – I

67. The sum of the two interior angles of the triangle is equal to the
third angle and the difference of the two angles is equal to 2/3 of
the 3rd angle. Find the 3rd angle.
a) 60o b) 30o c) 90o d) 40o

68. Evaluate the integral of (3x2 + 9y2)dxdy if the interior limit has
an upper limit of y and a lower limit of 0, and whose outer limit has
an upper limit of 2 and lower limit of 0.
a) 50 b) 30 c) 45 d) 40

69. How do you call the integral of any quotient whose numerator is the
differential of the denominator?

5
 a) Co-logarithm b) Logarithm c) Product d) Derivative

70. If a = b, then b = a. This illustrates of which of the following

axioms in algebra?
a) Transitive axiom c) Replacement axiom
b) Reflexive axiom d) Symmetric axiom

71. What is a regular polygon that has 27 diagonals?

a) Nonagon b) hexagon c) Pentagon d) Heptagon

72. How do you call the formula used to compute the value of n
factorial, which is in symbolic form (n!), where n is large number?
a) Matheson formula c) Richardson-Duchman formula
b) Diophantine formula d) Stirling’s Approximation

73. What is the reason why an ivory soap floats in water?

a) All matter has mass
b) The specific gravity of ivory soap is greater than that of water
c) The density of ivory soap is unity
d) The specific gravity of ivory soap is less than that of water

74. If the product of the slopes of any two straight lines is negative
1, one of these lines is said to be:
a) Parallel c) Skew
b) perpendicular d) Non-intersecting

75. When two planes intersect with each other, the amount of divergence
between the two planes is expressed by measuring the:
a) Reflex angle c) Polyhedral angle
b) Dihedral angle d) Plane angle

76. These are product or services that are required to support human
life and activities, that will be purchased in somewhat the same
quantity even though the price varies considerably.
a) Utilities c) Luxuries
b) Necessities d) Producer goods and services

77. The angle which the line of sight to the object makes with the
horizontal which is above the eye of the observer is called as:
a) Angle of elevation c) Angle of depression
b) Acute angle d) Bearing

78. This is a number sequence where the succeeding term is obtained by

adding the last pair of preceding terms such as the sequence (1, 1, 2,
,3 5, 8 …). How do you call this number sequence?
a. Euler’s number c. Fibonacci number
b. Fermat number d. Fourier series

79. If the roots of an equation are zero, then, how do you classify the
solutions?
a. Extraneous solutions c. Conditional solutions
b. Trivial solutions d. Ambiguous solutions

80. This is the process of expressing a polynomial as the product of

another polynomial or monomial of lower degree. What is this
mathematical process?
a. Decomposition c. Factoring
b. Rationalization d. Polynomial damping

81. This is a point where the concavity of a curve changes or when the
slope of the curve is neither increasing nor decreasing. What is this
point commonly called?
a. Maximum point c. Point of tangency
b. Minimum point d. Point of inflection

6
82. How do you call the axis of the hyperbola that passes through the
center, the foci and vertices?
a. Transverse axis c. Asymptotic axis
b. Conjugate Axis d. Major Axis

83. What is a number, which could not be expressed as a quotient of two

integers?
a. Natural b. Rational c. Irrational d. Surd

84. How do you call an angle that is greater then 180 degree but less
than 360 degrees?
a. Complex b. Reflex c. Obtuse d. Exterior

85. What do you call a triangle having three unequal sides?

a. Obtuse b. Oblique c. Scalene d. Isosceles

86. How do you call the distance of a point from the y-axis?
a. Polar distance c. Abscissa
b. Coordinate d. Ordinate

87. This is the measure of central tendency defined as the most

frequent score. How do you call this measure of central tendency?
a. Median b. Mode c. Mean d. Deviation

88. This is the case of a solution of a plane triangle where the given
data leads to two solutions. How do you call this case?
a. Ambiguous case c. Extraneous case
b. Quadratic case d. Conditional case

89. This is a sequence of numbers where every term is obtained by

adding the squares of all preceding terms such as (1, 5, 14, 30, 55…).
How do you call this numbers?
a. Triangular numbers c. Cubic numbers
b. Tetrahedral numbers d. Pyramidal numbers

90. It is a process of reasoning wherein other conclusions or formulas

are obtained or derived by mathematical manipulations of previously
proven theorems or formulas. How do you call this process?
a. Mathematical induction c. Mathematical conversion
b. Mathematical deduction d. Mathematical inversion

91. What is a solid bounded by the spherical zone and the planes of the
zone’s base?
a. Spherical wedge c. Spherical triangle
b. Spherical solid d. Spherical segment

92. How do you call the line passing through the focus and
perpendicular to the directrix of a parabola?
a. Latus rectum c. Transverse axis
b. Axis of the parabola d. Major axis

93. What is the ratio of the distance between the foci to the distance
between the vertices in either hyperbola or ellipse?
a. Eccentricity b. Latus rectum c. Variance d. Deviation

94. It is a statement that one mathematical expression is greater than

or less than another. How do you call this?
a. Conditional expression c. Interval
b. Inequality d. Domain

95. What is the point of concurrency of the altitude of a triangle?

a. Centroid c. Orthocenter
b. Incenter d. Circumcenter

96. What is the logarithm of a number to have a base e=2.718…?

7
 a. Briggsian logarithm c. Cologarithm
b. Naperian logarithm d. Mantissa

97. What is a process of finding maximum or minimum values of a linear

function under limiting conditions or constraints?
a. Iteration c. Differentiation
b. Linear programming d. Integration

98. Which of the following items classified a polygon?

a. Angles c. Sides
b. Diagonals d. Number of nodes

99. When a line y = mx + b slopes downwards from left to right, the

slope m is:
a) Less than zero c) Equal to zero
b) Greater than zero d) Equal to 1

100. The ratio between the quick assets to the current liabilities
a. Acid test ratio c. Working amount
b. Current ratio d. Marginal ratio

101. It is the additional cost of producing one more unit of a product.

a. Sunk cost c. Variable cost
b. Marginal cost d. Fixed cost

102. What is the quantity in addition to the economic order quantity use
to anticipate sudden change of demand and the delay of the ordered
quantity?
a. safety stock c. tolerance stock
b. safety allowance d. none of these

103. The ratio of a number is 4:7 where number 4 is referred to as the

antecedent. How do you call number 7 in this ratio?
a. Consequent b. Minuend c. Augend d. Dividend

104. What is a pair of angles when added together will be equal to 360o?
a. Supplementary angle c. Complimentary angle
b. Conjugate angle d. Explimentary angle

105. What is a line segment joining a vertex of a triangle to a point on

the opposite side?
a. Cevian c. Euclidian line
b. Secant d) Newton’s line

106. How do you call a cylinder with elliptical cross section?

a. Ellipsoid c. Hyperboloid
b. Cylindroid d. Paraboloid

107. For a given function, it is found that f(t) = f(- t). What type of
symmetry does f(t) have?
a) Odd Symmetry c) Rotational Symmetry
b) Even Symmetry d) Quarter-wave Symmetry

108. Which is true regarding the signs of the natural functions for
angles between 90o and 180o?
a) The tangent is positive c) The cosine is negative
b) The cotangent is positive d) The sine is negative

109. What is the inverse natural function of the cosecant?

a) Secant b) Sine c) Cosine d) Tangent

110. What type of curve is generated by a point, which moves in uniform

circular motion about an axis, while traveling with a constant speed,
V, parallel to the axis?
a) A cycloid c) A hypocycloid

8
 b) An epicycloids d) A helix
111. Forty liters of a 60 % salt solution are produced to a 45 %
solution. How much solution must be drained off and replaced with
distilled water so that the resulting solution contains only 45 %
solution.
a) 6 liters b) 8 liters c) 10 liters d) 12 liters

112. How do you call the area bounded by two concentric circles?
a) Disk b) Annulus c) Ring d) Sector

113. Determine, which of the following is incorrect between lease and

outright purchase of equipment?
a) Leasing fees needed working capital
b) Leasing reduces maintenance and administrative expenses
c) Leasing offers certain tax advantage
d) Leasing offers less flexibility with respect to technical
obsolescence.

114. What do you call the replacement of the original cost of an

investment?
a) Pay off c) Breakeven
b) Return on investment d) Capital recovery

115. What do you think is the output or sales at which income is

insufficient to equal operating cost?
a) Break-even point c) Investment
b) Depreciation d) Cash flow

116. What do you think is the lessening of the value of an asset due to
a decrease in the quantity available as a coal, oil and timber in
forests?
a) Depletion c) Depreciation
b) Amortization d) Investment

117. How do you call the integral of any quotient whose numerator is the
differential of the denominator?
a) Co-logarithm c) Product
b) Logarithm d) Derivative

118. If a = b, then b = a. This illustrates of which of the following

axioms in algebra?
a) Transitive axiom c) Replacement axiom
b) Reflexive axiom d) Symmetric axiom

119. What is a regular polygon that has 27 diagonals?

a) Nonagon b) hexagon c) Pentagon d) Heptagon

120. How do you call the formula used to compute the value of n
factorial, which is in symbolic form (n!), where n is large number?
a) Matheson formula c) Richardson-Duchman formula
b) Diophantine formula d) Stirling’s Approximation

121. What is the reason why an ivory soap floats in water?

a) All matter has mass
b) The specific gravity of ivory soap is greater than that of water
c) The density of ivory soap is unity
d) The specific gravity of ivory soap is less than that of water

122. If the product of the slopes of any two straight lines is negative
1, one of these lines is said to be:
a) Parallel c) Skew
b) perpendicular d) Non-intersecting

123. When two planes intersect with each other, the amount of divergence
between the two planes is expressed by measuring the:

9
 a) Reflex angle c) Polyhedral angle
b) Dihedral angle d) Plane angle

124. These are product or services that are required to support human
life and activities, that will be purchased in somewhat the same
quantity even though the price varies considerably.
a) Utilities c) Luxuries
b) Necessities d) Producer goods and services

125. The angle which the line of sight to the object makes with the
horizontal which is above the eye of the observer is called as:
a) Angle of elevation c) Angle of depression
b) Acute angle d) Bearing

126. This is a number sequence where the succeeding term is obtained by

adding the last pair of preceding terms such as the sequence (1, 1, 2,
,3 5, 8 …). How do you call this number sequence?
a. Euler’s number c. Fibonacci number
b. Fermat number d. Fourier series

127. If the roots of an equation are zero, then, how do you classify the
solutions?
a. Extranous solutions c. Conditional solutions
b. Trivial solutions d. Ambiguous solutions

128. This is the process of expressing a polynomial as the product of

another polynomial or monomial of lower degree. What is this
mathematical process?
a. Decomposition c. Factoring
b. Rationalization d. Polynomial damping

129. This is a point where the concavity of a curve changes or when the
slope of the curve is neither increasing nor decreasing. What is this
point commonly called?
a. Maximum point c. Point of tangency
b. Minimum point d. Point of inflection

130. How do you call the axis of the hyperbola that passes through the
center, the foci and vertices?
a. Transverse axis c. Asymptotic axis
b. Conjugate Axis d. Major Axis

131. What is a number, which could not be expressed as a quotient of two

integers?
a. Natural b. Rational c. Irrational d. Surd

132. How do you call an angle that is greater then 180 degree but less
than 360 degrees?
a. Complex b. Reflex c. Obtuse d. Exterior

133. What do you call a triangle having three unequal sides?

a. Obtuse b. Oblique c. Scalene d. Isosceles

134. How do you call the distance of a point from the y-axis?
a. Polar distance c. Abscissa
b. Coordinate d. Ordinate

135. This is the measure of central tendency defined as the most

frequent score. How do you call this measure of central tendency?
a. Median b. Mode c. Mean d. Deviation

136. This is the case of a solution of a plane triangle where the given
data leads to two solutions. How do you call this case?
a. Ambiguous case c. Extraneous case
b. Quadratic case d. Conditional case

10
137. This is a sequence of numbers where every term is obtained by
adding the squares of all preceding terms such as (1, 5, 14, 30, 55…).
How do you call this numbers?
a. Triangular numbers c. Cubic numbers
b. Tetrahedral numbers d. Pyramidal numbers

138. It is a process of reasoning wherein other conclusions or formulas

are obtained or derived by mathematical manipulations of previously
proven theorems or formulas. How do you call this process?
a. Mathematical induction c. Mathematical conversion
b. Mathematical deduction d. Mathematical inversion

139. What is a solid bounded by the spherical zone and the planes of the
zone’s base?
a. Spherical wedge c. Spherical triangle
b. Spherical solid d. Spherical segment

140. How do you call the line passing through the focus and
perpendicular to the directrix of a parabola?
a. Latus rectum c. Transverse axis
b. Axis of the parabola d. Major axis

141. What is the ratio of the distance between the foci to the distance
between the vertices in either hyperbola or ellipse?
a. Eccentricity c. Variance
b. Latus rectum d. Deviation

142. It is a statement that one mathematical expression is greater than

or less than another. How do you call this?
a. Conditional expression c. Interval
b. Inequality d. Domain

143. What is the point of concurrency of the altitude of a triangle?

a. Centroid c. Orthocenter
b. Incenter d. Circumcenter

144. What is the logarithm of a number to have a base e=2.718…?

a. Briggsian logarithm c. Cologarithm
b. Naperian logarithm d. Mantissa

145. What is a process of finding maximum or minimum values of a linear

function under limiting conditions or constraints?
a. Iteration c. Differentiation
b. Linear programming d. Integration

146. Which of the following items classified a polygon?

a. Angles c. Sides
b. Diagonals d. Number of nodes

147. When a line y = mx + b slopes downwards from left to right, the

slope m is:
a) Less than zero c) Equal to zero
b) Greater than zero d) Equal to 1

148. The ratio between the quick assets to the current liabilities
a. Acid test ratio c. Working amount
b. Current ratio d. Marginal ratio

149. It is the additional cost of producing one more unit of a product.

a. Sunk cost c. Variable cost
b. Marginal cost d. Fixed cost

11